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De Windhaan, Belgium

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About De Windhaan

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 6.7 km out (1 in 667). The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is De Haan. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to De Windhaan.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

De Windhaan on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F319knside1.5 mwaves
Mon 19Oct0F211kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct63F422kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct76F423knsidechop
Thu 22Oct24F326kncross-off1.1 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F645kncross-off1.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct0F429knside-on2.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct0F532knside-on2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F537knside1.7 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0F427kncross-off2.6 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to BRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 15h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail De Windhaan

    11 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Sail De Windhaan

    13 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 26, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 23 kn gusting 45, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.2 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 15h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,605 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £410–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near De Haan

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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